Truck-gear for vehicles.



C. P. MOORE.

TRUCK GEAR FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 19m.

2 SHEETSSHEET I.

nu O O 0 f 7 iVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

C. RMOORE. TRUCK GEAR FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY5,1913.

1,1 60,941 Patented Nov. -16, 1915.

f WITNESSES: INVENTOR Fm 6.; 5/70076.

ATTORNEY I e from the top of the vehicle.

a new To all who're it may concern:

CHARLES r. moonn oreaateun, 'rExAs, AssIGNon or ONE-SIXTH r o J. r.WHITE,

ONE-SIXTH TO CHAS. D.. FLOOK. ONE-SI .TO H. J. CASTLE, AND ONE- SIXTH110 1-1.

XTH

WALTER ONES, ALL OF GARLAND, TEXAS.

To WIQLIAMT A. HoLFonn', oun-srxrrn annex -GEAR FOR vnnrcnus.

Be it known that I, GHARLEs P. Moons, a citizen of the United State's,residlng at Garland, in the county of Dallas and ,State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inTruizk-Gtaars forVehicles, of which the followmg 1s a speclfieation;

This invention as specified, relates to new and useful improvements intruck gears for vehicles. The object of the invention is to provide aturning gear for the rear truck of long bodied vehicles involvingcertain superior features of construction and arranged sothat theturning 'of the truck may be effected A still further object of theinvention is to provide a device of the character described that will bestrong, durable, eflicient and simple and comparatively inexpensive toconstruct, also one in which the several parts will not be likely to getout of working order.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention has relation tocertain novel features of the construction and operation, an example ofwhich is described in the following specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, wherein: I

Figure 1 is a partial side elevation of a thresher showing the inventionapplied thereto, Fig. 2 is an under side view of the turning ge'ar, Fig.3 is a rear eleyation of-the parts shown in Fig. l, Fig- 4 1s atransverse sectional view on the line 00-40 -of Fig. '2, "and Fig. 5 isa transverse sectional view onthe In the drawings the numeral 1designates a portion of a thresher An annular-gear ring casing 2 issuspended under the bottom' of the thresher by brackets 3 and invertedyokes 1 engaging lugs 5 and '6 respectively projecting upward from' thecasing. The casing is made'in two semi-circular sections which arejoined by the lugs 5. The lugs. 5

Specification of Letters Patent 1 portions'of the ring. By providing twosets of teeth the ringmay be reversed when one set of teeth become worn.a

Patented Nov. 16, 1915. Application filed May 5,1e1s..seri 1no.ve5,e1s.

At diametrically opposite points, pairs of lugsll depend: from the underside of the ring8 and receive the upper ends of angular invertedarchbars 12. The parts are so disposed that the arch bars are normallylongitudinal of the thresher. To the central portion;of each bar 12 ahanger 14 is fastened. Anaxle 10' supporting the bars 12 is fastened ineach hanger 1 1 by'a bolt 16 as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. j

A vertical shaft or post 17 is mounted in brackets 18 on'the side of thethresher and carries a hand wheel '19 'at its upper end. On the lowerend of the shaft a pinion 20 is fixed so as to mesh with theteeth 9 ofangles to theroad, it is difficult to make the turn wherethe rear trucksare stationary. In I emploving. this: invention such turns can easily benegotiated by turningthe rear truck by means'of the hand wheel 19. Verysharp-turns at various angles may be readily madeLwith this equipment.

What'I claim is: j

1. Ina device of the character described,

the combination with the axle' and a truck and a gear ring supported, bysaid axle, .of

a caslng d vided diametrically into two semi- "circular sectionsdepending from the body of saidtruck, each section of. the casing be ingprovided withan annular vertical wall disposed adjacent to the peripheryof the gear ring, an underhanging annular shoul- "der formed integrally.With and projecting horizontally from the lower portion of said 'walland an overreaching annular shoulder substantially co-extensive withsaid gear ring, and integrally formed with andproecting horizontallyfrom the upper portion of said Wall, to thereby inclose and support:

the'gear ring. 4

'2. In a'device of the character described the combination vwith an axleand a truck, of; inverted arch bars supported by said axle,

a 'gear ring supported by said arch bars,

lugs depending from said gear ring and con meeting said gear ring withsaid arch bars,

inserted yokes and brackets depending from Copies of this patent may beobtained for and underhanging and overreaching flanges" fsuppojrtingand. inclosing' said geanring and 15 lugs extendmg upwardly from saidcaslng and connecting the same to said inverted yokes and brackets.

In testimony whereof I have .signedmy nameto this specification in thepresence of 20"- two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES P. MOORE.

.Witnesses: i i

G. W. CROSSMAN, J. L. Isom.

five cents each, by add ressi ng the Commissioner oi Patents,Washington, D. G.

